Dozens of people reached out to us offering clothing, money, gift cards, and then one amazing email from Chicago firefighter Rich Pinskey.

“The Internet is an amazing thing," said Pinskey. "You can reach thousands of people in seconds and that’s what happened here. Irma’s story came across, we wanted to help, and it kind of snow balled from there.”

“We deal with tragedy every day in our job, so it’s nice to be able to give back to somebody, to put a smile on their face and make them feel good about themselves,” Pinskey said.

A few days later, Pinskey and many of NBC Chicago's other Facebook friends, who call themselves "The Good Deed Network," showed up at Irma’s new home bringing all kinds of donations. They received couches, a kitchen table, fridge, stove, clothes and even a laptop and a printer.

“I know they won’t be able to recover everything they had, but it’s a start," Lopez said. "A very, very good start."